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Breaker trip

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Originally Posted by Scof1212

Also yes I did replace the breaker. And it is not possible to split it. It is the last open space on the main panel.

If you've replaced the breaker and gotten the same result, then I would conclude the load is probably above 80A RMS and your meter is not displaying it properly. You'll need to measure the actual load, or at the very least add up the current ratings of all the devices on the circuit. You'll probably need a feeder and breaker rated for more than 100A, since your existing load seems to be more than 80% of that already.

Breaker trip

I figured it was something exotic I've never heard of.... I hadn't thought of grow lights....

I hear the greatest botanists of my generation are toiling in basements

Depending on whether his circuit is drawing the measured 67A (probably inaccurately low) or something more than 80A, this is between 16kW and 20kW+. That is one HECK of a greenhouse. That's the sort of thing the power company will undoubtedly notice and report to the DEA. Even if this is not a grow op, I think he can expect to attract some law enforcement attention with this kind of power draw at a residence.